vilkešeris

Meaning

sea bass

Example

Sea bass — a saltwater fish that restaurants most often bake whole with lemon.

A way to remember it

vilkas "wolf" + ešerys "perch": a wolf-perch, like French loup de mer "sea wolf".

More words at level B2

• vis dėlto still, nevertheless
• viso grūdo whole grain
• visuomenė society
• vytinti to dry, to air-dry (meat, fish)
• čiupti to snatch, to grab, to seize
• įgula crew
• įmušti to knock in, to drive in
• įsipareigojimas obligation, commitment

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